City of Philadelphia Interview Questions
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City of Philadelphia
Assistant City Solicitor
Mid Average Negative experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Panel Recruiter call
Interview formats
Behavioral
The panel seemed unprepared and uninterested in my answers. One person was yawning a lot, which was distracting. The interview started late. Overall, the people in the Solicitor's office seemed unprofessional.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you tell me about your experience in the specific area of law related to the unit you're applying for?
City of Philadelphia
Information Specialist
Entry Easy Positive experience Accept offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Group Other
The interview process was really quick and easy. There was one interview with all the members of the call center, and after the interview, they gave out a word document with some questions describing scenarios. Since the role was bilingual, the interview was both in Spanish and English.
Confirmed questions1 question
- How would you handle providing answers to an upset customer?
City of Philadelphia
Research Analyst
Entry Average Neutral experience No offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Recruiter call Panel Take home Panel
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Presentation
The whole interview process had four parts: first, a one-on-one chat, then a panel interview, next a writing assignment, and finally another panel interview. The City was super slow with this and told me they now have a policy to make an offer within 90 days of the job posting, which I guess means it used to take them longer.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you share your background with qualitative and quantitative research projects?
City of Philadelphia
Legal
Entry Average Positive experience Decline offer 1 round
Interview process
Panel
Interview formats
Behavioral Group
It was a panel interview with about 3 to 5 people, and they all asked questions. Some of the questions felt a bit repetitive, which made me think they're really trying to fill positions quickly and aren't being overly selective. One of the first things they asked was about my feelings on working in the office, which makes sense given that many people seem to have stopped working from home, opening up a lot of roles.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Tell me about your approach to managing multiple tasks.
City of Philadelphia Interview Questions
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“Could you explain how to get to the art museum from our current location?”
Read reports →“Given two storage tanks at different levels, if water needs to be pumped from the lower to the higher one, what components are necessary for the piping system?”
Read reports →“Can you explain the difference between an appraiser and an evaluator?”
Read reports →“What are the good and bad aspects of Philadelphia?”
Read reports →“Could you explain the main parts and how a centrifugal pump operates?”
Read report →“If a retaining wall near a bus route fails and school is about to let out, what are the most effective engineering actions you would take?”
Read report →“Can you explain the difference between a join and a relate?”
Read report →“What is your course of action if a resident were to physically attack you?”
Read report →“Looking at this graph of call-outs over the year, what can you determine about the trends and the employees involved?”
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Across all 79 City of Philadelphia interview reports.